The Patriot Ledger has a profile/interview of freelance cartoonist Jim Hunt who despite having big name clients like NASCAR, Fox Sports, HBO, MSNBC and NASA still hustles each week for new work often using Craigslist.As a freelance cartoonist, I don?t wake up with a paycheck … so I approach every week as if I didn?t […]
More tributes are rolling out for Bill Gallo, the New York Daily News sports cartoonist and columnist who passed away Tuesday. Matt Marrone of ESPNNewYork.com has posted audio recordings of discussions he had with Bill about highlights of his career.Go listen to Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. Each piece is only about 3 […]
With this morning’s sad news of Bill Gallo’s passing, I asked the few sports cartoonists still drawing for their reactions. Bill Hinds, creator of Cleats and co-creator of Tank McNamara tells me that Bill was a legend.Whenever I would talk to him I couldn’t help but start playing Six Degrees of Bill Gallo in my […]
Bill Gallo, best known as a columnist and sports cartoonist for the New York Daily News, has been honored with the Ellis Island Medal of Honor given by the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations. The award “pays homage to the immigrant experience, as well as for individual achievement, medals are awarded to U.S. citizens from […]
The comic industry is a buzz by the latest issue of The Village Voice’s Comics issue and news tucked inside the ironic article “If Cartoons Are So Big, Why Don’t They Pay?” that reported the paper commissioned cartoonists to contribute for “good exposure.”Here is a round-up of some of the industry reaction:From Tom Spurgeon:I gave […]
The Center for Cartoon Studies has launched a Visiting Artists Blog to showcase the artists-in-residence and visiting artists who come to talk about their art.ht: Tom Spurgeon
The big change is now official. The Comics Journal has relaunched its web edition. This site is divided into several sections which will continue to grow over the days and weeks and months to come: Feature articles, including lengthy interviews, investigative journalism, and long-form critical and historical essays; regular columns on a variety of subjects; […]
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NPR reports that graphic novelist and The New Yorker illustrator Adrian Tomine created a comic to give to his wedding guest. When Adrian Tomine and Sarah Brennan started planning their wedding, they puzzled over what to give their guests as favors: a customized chocolate bar? A personalized mug? Then Brennan had an idea. Tomine is […]
This year Mark Anderson’s Andertoons.com turns 10. Mark started the website to post samples of his work but kept adding cartoons and features. Now it’s a leading cartoon bank with thousands of cartoons for purchase or to commission an original. Mark plans on taking his cartoons on the road this summer to various fairs and […]
Today marks the end of Stephanie Piro’s Valentine’s Day Countdown which she started at the first of the month.
Marvel comics artist (and Eisner Award nominated series ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’) Skottie Young is testing the waters of digital publishing. Like most internet strategies – the idea is to cut out the middleman (Apple, Amazon, etc.) and sell directly to the public. After a week of selling a digital version of his book […]
Canadian alternative cartoonist Chester Brown is the headlining guest in this year’s Toronto Comic Arts Festival in May. Other featured guests include Jillian Tamaki (Skim), Mawil (We Can Still Be Friends), and the superlative Chris Ware (Acme Novelty Library). )Here’s the press release:TORONTO, Ontario – Returning for the third time to Toronto Reference Library and […]
Cul de Sac creator Richard Thompson’s affinity for nibs is no secret. Unfortunately he’s on the wrong side of America to witness and try out the new giant seven-foot nib pen created by Seattle Cartoonist Jim Woodring.From Comic Book Resources:The nib is sixteen inches long and made of brass-pated, hand-engraved cold-rolled steel. The handle is […]
James Sturm, co-founder of the Center for Cartoon Studies, was featured twice today. Tom Spurgeon posted an extensive interview with Jim about his work, the school, and his new book Market Day. Next the Star (Malaysia) features James in an article entitled: Getting to know cartoonist James Sturm – covers the same topics in a […]